Winning blow: rook to e6 (e1·28)
c9-19127naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1870Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
27. Rxe6 Rxc4+ 28. bxc4 Kc8 29. d7+
Why it works
- Best move. rook to e6 is exactly what the engine plays (#4).
- Spot on — pawn to c4 (#3).
- Precise: pawn to d7 is the top choice (#3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxc4+, then bxc4 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #623.
SP-623 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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